Gold Medal of Sports Merit to Gómez Noya

The Galician triathlete will receive the highest distinction awarded in Spain to an athlete

The Galician triathlete Javier Gómez Noya will receive the next October 29 in Madrid Gold medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit, the highest distinction awarded in Spain to an athlete.

El Official State Bulletin (BOE) The resolution of the Superior Sports Council for which this new recognition is granted to the Ferrolan athlete.

Gómez Noya, who won last weekend in the World Cup of Cozumel (Mexico), was proclaimed for the third time World Champion last September and the medal was placed at the Olympic Games in London